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Mackinaw River
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MACKINAW RIVER
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MACKINAW RIVER NEAR LEXINGTON, IL

MCLEAN COUNTY, IL40.6287°N, -88.7974°W
AIR TEMP
80°F
WIND
7mph SSW
FISH INDEX
50SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
cfs
No flow data available
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

19.1in

≈ normal

19.11 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 20.36 in).

YTD Total

19.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

14.2–25.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-6%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.40" · normal 2.29" (0.9–4.0)
Jan
Feb: 0.10" · normal 2.03" (0.7–3.0)
Feb
Mar: 4.02" · normal 3.00" (1.4–4.9)
Mar
Apr: 5.73" · normal 4.17" (2.6–6.3)
Apr
May: 1.08" · normal 4.59" (2.6–7.0)
May
Jun: 6.74" · normal 4.13" (2.1–6.8)
Jun
Jul: 0.03" (so far)· normal 3.88" (2.1–6.4)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.08" (1.6–4.9)
Aug
Sep: normal 2.86" (0.8–4.8)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.15" (1.5–5.5)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.87" (1.3–5.2)
Nov
Dec: normal 2.22" (1.4–4.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:14 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
90°
76°
THU
92°
74°
FRI
91°
72°
SAT
89°
70°
SUN
82°
69°
MON
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63°
TUE
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TEMP
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
6mph SW
G 16 mph
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PRECIP
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9%
CLOUDS
cover %
0%
clear
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3%
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100%
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100%
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51%
51%
38%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
990
990993993991991993992990990990988987988990990989991993992991
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
50
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:28 AM
SUNSET
08:29 PM
15H 1M OF DAYLIGHT18H 21M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
95% illuminated

Station Location

40.6287, -88.7974
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-02 02:08 UTC
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